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Berkeley Breathed's iconic cartoon strip is being developed into an animated series that will comment on current culture with the reclusive creator's involvement.

James Hibberd

February 15, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bloom-county-tv-series-fox-1235093930/

INTERVIEW: 217 cats return in KATIE THE CATSITTER: BEST FRIENDS FOR NEVER

The Beat caught up with COLLEEN AF VENABLE and STEPHANIE YUE to find out all about the feline-fueled sequel!

Avery Kaplan 02/15/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-best-friends-for-never/

THE BATMAN: Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, and Dylan Clark talk Trauma, Batsuit, and Future Villains

How does Pattinson's Batman differ in approach from previous versions of the dark knight?

Therese Lacson

02/15/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/batman-interview-matt-reeves-robert-pattinson-zoe-kravitz-dylan-clark/

'Wonder Twins' DC Movie in the Works With Adam Sztykiel to Write, Direct (Exclusive)

Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill are producing the feature for HBO Max.

Borys Kit

February 14, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/wonder-twins-dc-movie-adam-sztykiel-director-1235093333/

Daniel McCloskey's FAILING TO QUIT: Part 6 of 6

02/14/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/daniel-mccloskeys-failing-to-quit-part-6-of-6/

Goldberg, Lesley. 2022.

'SpongeBob,' 'Turtles,' 'Dora' Franchises Expand on Paramount+; Brian Robbins continues to lean hard on the beloved brands to drive growth at the streamer.

Hollywood Reporter (February 15): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/spongebob-turtles-dora-franchises-expand-on-paramount-1235093588/

Goldberg, Lesley. 2022.

'South Park,' 'Beavis and Butt-Head' Moving to Paramount+.

Hollywood Reporter (February 15): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/south-park-beavis-and-butt-head-moving-to-paramount-1235094214/

'Encanto' Soundtrack Tops Billboard Chart for Fifth Week

By Ben Sisario

A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 15, 2022, Section C, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: Fans Still Charmed By 'Encanto' Album.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/arts/music/encanto-soundtrack-billboard-chart.html

When Batman meets Batman - unpacking the meaning of "Legacy" in modern superhero comics

By George Marston

February 11 2022

https://www.gamesradar.com/when-batman-meets-batman-unpacking-the-meaning-of-legacy-in-modern-superhero-comics/

Authors Talk w/ Arthur Jafa & Tim Fielder INFINITUM: An Afrofuturist Tale

Feb 8, 2022

Dieselfunk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH3f3csI3ys

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

March 18: Liza Donnelly—VERY FUNNY LADIES - with Sara Lautman

Liza Donnelly—VERY FUNNY LADIES - with Sara Lautman

Friday, March 18, 7:00 pm

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Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists (Hardcover)

By Liza Donnelly

$31.95

ISBN: 9781633886865

Availability: Coming Soon—Pre-Order Now

Published: Prometheus Books - March 1st, 2022

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It's no secret that most New Yorker readers flip through the magazine to look at the cartoons before they ever lay eyes on a word of the text. But what isn't generally known is that over the decades a growing cadre of women artists have contributed to the witty, memorable cartoons that readers look forward to each week. Now Liza Donnelly, herself a renowned cartoonist with the New Yorker for more than twenty years, has written this wonderful, in-depth celebration of women cartoonists who have graced the pages of the famous magazine from the Roaring Twenties to the present day.

An anthology of funny, poignant, and entertaining cartoons, biographical sketches, and social history all in one, Very Funny Ladies offers a unique slant on 20th-century and early 21st-century America through the humorous perspectives of the talented women who have captured in pictures and captions many of the key social issues of their time.

Liza Donnelly has been a cartoonist for The New Yorker for over 30 years. When she started, she was one of only three women cartoonists being published by the magazine at that time. Ms. Donnelly has written and illustrated a series of children's books about dinosaurs and has edited four collections of cartoons. She has also contributed cartoons and illustrations to The New York Times, The Nation, Cosmopolitan, and many other national magazines.

Sara Lautman is a cartoonist who lives in Baltimore. Her work has been published by The New York Times, Playboy, MAD, The Paris Review, and she is a regular contributor to the New Yorker. She is the author of the collections I Love You, and The Ultimate Laugh, as well as many zines and minicomics. Her graphic novel, Jason, will be published in 2022 by Diskette Press. She teaches comics in the Humanistic Studies department at the Maryland Institute College of Art.

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March 11: P&P Live! Brad Meltzer | THE LIGHTNING ROD

P&P Live! Brad Meltzer | THE LIGHTNING ROD

Friday, March 11, 5:00 pm

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The Lightning Rod: A Zig & Nola Novel (Escape Artist #2) (Hardcover)

By Brad Meltzer

$28.99

ISBN: 9780062892409

Availability: Coming Soon—Pre-Order Now

Published: William Morrow - March 8th, 2022

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What's the one secret no one knows about you?

In The Lightning Rod, Archie Mint has a secret. He's led a charmed life—he's got a beautiful wife, two impressive kids, and a successful military career. But when he's killed while trying to stop a robbery in his own home, his family is shattered—and then shocked when the other shoe drops. Mint's been hiding criminal secrets none of them could have imagined.

While working on Mint's body before his funeral, mortician "Zig" Zigarowski discovers something he was never meant to see. That telling detail leads him to Mint's former top secret military unit and his connection to artist Nola Brown. Two years ago, Nola saved Zig's life—so he knows better than most that she's as volatile and dangerous as a bolt of lightning.

Following Nola's trail, he uncovers one of the U.S. government's most intensely guarded secrets—an undisclosed military facility that dates back to the Cold War and holds the key to something far more sinister: a hidden group willing to compromise the very safety and security of America itself.

Trouble always finds her…She's the lightning rod.

Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twelve thrillers including The Escape Artist, and nonfiction books such as The Lincoln Conspiracy and the Ordinary People Change the World series. He is also the host of the TV show Brad Meltzer's Decoded on the History Channel. He lives in Florida with his wife and three children.

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Feb 17: P&P Live! Matthew Forsythe—Mina

P&P Live! Matthew Forsythe—Mina

Thursday, February 17, 11:00 am

Mina (Hardcover)

By Matthew Forsythe, Matthew Forsythe (Illustrator)

$17.99

ISBN: 9781481480413

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Published: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books - February 15th, 2022

Pokko and the Drum (Hardcover)

By Matthew Forsythe, Matthew Forsythe (Illustrator)

$17.99

ISBN: 9781481480390

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Published: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books - October 1st, 2019

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Pokko y el tambor (Pokko and the Drum) (Paperback)

By Matthew Forsythe, Matthew Forsythe (Illustrator), Alexis Romay (Translated by)

$7.99

ISBN: 9781534488366

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Published: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books - May 4th, 2021

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In a hollowed-out tree stump by a pond on the edge of the forest, Mina lives a peaceful life… when not interrupted by her enthusiastic father. He has a habit of bringing home surprises from the outside world. But one day her father brings an especially questionable surprise that shakes Mina's confidence. Author-illustrator Matthew Forsythe adds his stylized and whimsical illustrations in watercolor, gouache, and colored pencil to this emotionally resonant picture book about trust, worry, and loyalty between a father and daughter.

Matthew Forsythe is the author-illustrator of Pokko and the Drum, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, a recipient of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor, and a Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book. He is also an illustrator for animated films and television. His credits include Adventure Time, The Midnight Gospel, and Robin Robin.

Ages 4 to 8

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Off Panel #341: The Third Dimension with Tom King

David Harper

Feb 14, 2022

https://sktchd.libsyn.com/off-panel-341-the-third-dimension-with-tom-king

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sktchd/Tom_King_2022.mp3

In this week's episode of Off Panel, writer Tom King returns to the show to discuss some of his latest work and his move over to Substack. King discusses the origins of Human Target, the appeal of finite stories, valuing art and artists, his most oppressed character, knowing yourself as a writer, taking big swings, working with John Paul Leon, turning Batman/Catwoman Special #1 into a JPL tribute, Mitch Gerads making everything work, going romance-ish with Love Everlasting, creator-owned versus for-hire, why they went to Substack, making Love Everlasting free, working with contrasts, the current comic industry environment, and more.

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 2/15/22

The Amazon "comics shopping experience" is a major step back for comiXology users

With the refreshed app having rolled out today, we look at how the Amazon comics-shopping experience compares to the existing comiXology page.

Beat 02/14/2022

By Cy Beltran

https://www.comicsbeat.com/amazon-comixology-team-up-analysis/

INTERVIEW: Rob Williams talks SWORD OF HYPERBOREA and joining the Mignolaverse

Rob Williams discusses his work on the new series, reteaming with Laurence Campbell, and the fun of shedding light on the mysterious Hyperborean blade

Dean Simons

02/14/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/rob-williams-sword-of-hyperborea-interview/

Art Spiegelman Loses His Glasses

As the latest fight over Maus erupts, its artist-creator searches for his spectacles.

By Abraham Riesman

Vulture February 14 2022

https://www.vulture.com/article/art-spiegelman-maus-interview.html

"I'm A Legendary Drunk, Right?": A (Sober) Interview With Tony Millionaire

John Kelly | February 14, 2022

https://www.tcj.com/im-a-legendary-drunk-right-a-sober-interview-with-tony-millionaire/

Ryan & Donny's Half-Assed Substack Podcast | Episode 7 | Autocomplete Interview

Donny Cates, Ryan Stegman

Feb 13, 2022

KLC Press

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFPf840M4Y4

DC unveils BATMAN #121 variants posthumously drawn by the musician/visual artist Daniel Johnston

The late singer-songwriter and visual artist continues to influence pop culture.

Taimur Dar

02/14/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/dc-comics-daniel-johnston-variant-covers-announced/

Everyone Comics and Books to open in Queens next month

Heidi MacDonald

02/14/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/everyone-comics-and-books-to-open-in-queens-next-month/

Wiley Miller

By Charles Apple The Spokesman-Review

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/aug/02/look-career-non-sequitur-cartoonist-wiley-miller/

INTERVIEW: M.L. Smoker discusses THUNDEROUS

The Montana Poet Laureate and co-writer Natalie Peeterse are behind the young reader graphic novel

Deanna Destito

02/14/2022

https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-m-l-smoker-discusses-thunderous/

100 Years Ago – Them Days Is Gone Forever [Al Posen comic strip].

by D. D. Degg

February 13, 2022

http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/02/13/100-years-ago-them-days-is-gone-forever/

Mr. Fish: Demokracy and the Whole Point of Political Cartooning and Satire Mr. Fish

February 12, 2022

https://scheerpost.com/2022/02/12/mr-fish-demokracy-and-the-whole-point-of-political-cartooning-and-satire/

Comics: Ellen Cole, Letterer

Alex Jay

Tenth Letter of the Alphabet blog February 14, 2022

http://alphabettenthletter.blogspot.com/2022/02/comics-ellen-cole-letterer.html

Marvel's Moon Knight Is 'Brutal', Says Kevin Feige: 'We're Not Pulling Back' – Exclusive Image

by Ben Travis |

Posted on12 02 2022

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/marvel-moon-knight-brutal-kevin-feige-not-pulling-back-exclusive/

Kevin Feige Says 'Moon Knight' Will Be Loud and Brutal: "This Is a Different Thing"

Abbey White

February 12, 2022

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/kevin-feige-moon-knight-disney-plus-loud-and-brutal-1235092511/

Moon Knight Artist Reacts to Not Getting Paid for Disney+

February 14, 2022

By Pierre Chanliau

https://thedirect.com/article/moon-knight-artist-disney-show-paid

How to Get Started With the Entire Junji Ito Manga Collection

Junji Ito is one of the most famous and successful horror manga artists today, and new fans can dive right into his collection of terrifying works.

By Louis Kemner

February 13 2022

https://www.cbr.com/junji-ito-collection-where-to-read-horror-manga/

The Art of the Comic Strip by Malcolm Muggeridge

New Statesman, vol. 59, no. 1510, dated Saturday, 20 February 1960 250-3

Monday, February 14, 2022

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 2/14/22

Mino Milani, novelist and cartoonist who made children dream, died at 94

February 11, 2022

https://time.news/mino-milani-novelist-and-cartoonist-who-made-children-dream-died-at-94/

Dead Mino Milani, the "Salgari of Pavia" – time.news

from CRISTINA TAGLIETTI

February 12, 2022

https://time.news/dead-mino-milani-the-salgari-of-pavia-time-news/

Ticked Talk: Heart to heart [on living in Ukraine].

William L Brown

Native Cpeaker (Feb 12 2022): https://nativecpeaker.substack.com/p/ticked-talk?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2NDExNDQyLCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0ODYyODM1MSwiXyI6ImcvUURlIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQ0NzcxMzExLCJleHAiOjE2NDQ3NzQ5MTEsImlzcyI6InB1Yi0zNzI1MDciLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.3fsXL6TKuylrP5-sMa43Vb2CYytrXOtxTFCL79BtJfw

Bringing Dirtbag Rapture to Life

Let's get really, really, really into the weeds on how comics come together, with a current Oni series as our focus.

By David Harper

February 8, 2022

https://sktchd.com/longform/bringing-dirtbag-rapture-to-life/

Disney's French ancestors [letter]

Jeff Liteman

Washington Post February 12 2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/11/readers-critique-post-these-captions-could-have-been-better/

Geary, Rick. 2022.

Stories from the 90s.

Carizozo, NM: Home Town Press

Sunday, February 13, 2022

That darn French Disney

Disney's French ancestors [letter]

Jeff Liteman, Arlington

Washington Post February 12 2022
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/11/readers-critique-post-these-captions-could-have-been-better/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 2/13/22

Why is Netflix losing its Marvel shows? And where will they end up next?

We try to explain everything that's gone on with Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and more since they were abruptly canceled in 2018

William Hughes

AV Club February 11 2022

https://www.avclub.com/why-is-daredevil-leaving-netflix-disney-plus-hulu-1848527093

INTERVIEW: Joshua Williamson talks the six-year journey to DC Black Label's ROGUES

Williamson's first Black Label series for DC Comics sees The Flash's Rogues pulling one last job in Gorilla City.

02/12/2022

By Hayden Mears

https://www.comicsbeat.com/joshua-williamson-rogues-interview-dc-black-label/

Feb 21: Bill Hayes & Alison Bechdel in Conversation With Bill Goldstein

Bill Hayes & Alison Bechdel in Conversation With Bill Goldstein Monday, February 21 @ 5pm (PT) Register for the Zoom event Buy the Book (Hayes) Buy the Book (Bechdel)

From Insomniac City author Bill Hayes, "who can tackle just about any subject… and make you glad he did" (San Francisco Chronicle), comes Sweat (Bloomsbury), a cultural, scientific, and personal history of exercise. Exercise is our modern obsession, and we have the fancy workout gear and fads from HIIT to spin classes to hot yoga to prove it. Exercise — a form of physical activity distinct from sports, play, or athletics — was an ancient obsession, too, but as a chapter in human history, it's been largely overlooked. In Sweat, Hayes runs, jogs, swims, spins, walks, bikes, boxes, lifts, sweats, and downward-dogs his way through the origins of different forms of exercise, chronicling how they have evolved over time, dissecting the dynamics of human movement. Hayes ties his own personal experience — and ours — to the cultural and scientific history of exercise, from ancient times to the present day, giving us a new way to understand its place in our lives in the twenty-first century. In The Secret to Superhuman Strength (Mariner), comics and cultural superstar Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home, delivers a deeply layered story of her fascination, from childhood to adulthood, with every fitness craze to come down the pike: from Jack LaLanne in the '60s ("Outlandish jumpsuit! Cantaloupe-sized guns!") to the existential oddness of present-day spin class. Readers will see their athletic or semi-active pasts flash before their eyes through an ever-evolving panoply of running shoes, bicycles, skis, and sundry other gear. But the more Bechdel tries to improve herself, the more her self appears to be the thing in her way. This gifted artist and not-getting-any-younger exerciser comes to a soulful conclusion. The secret to superhuman strength lies not in six-pack abs, but in something much less clearly defined: facing her own non-transcendent but all-important interdependence with others. Hayes and Bechdel will be joined in conversation by Bill Goldstein, book reviewer and author interviewer for NBC's "Weekend Today in New York" and founding editor of the books site of The New York Times on the Web.

March 16: Gigi Pandian, Kellye Garrett & Alex Segura

Gigi Pandian, Kellye Garrett & Alex Segura Wednesday, March 16 @ 5pm (PT) Register for the Zoom event Buy the Book (Pandian) Buy the Book (Garrett) Buy the Book (Segura)

Known for her wonderfully addictive characters, Gigi Pandian introduces Tempest Raj, her newest heroine, in a heartfelt series debut. Under Lock and Skeleton Key (Minotaur) layers stunning architecture with mouthwatering food in an ode to classic locked room mysteries that will leave readers enchanted. In Kellye Garrett's new "tense, twisting mystery" and "absolutely can't-put-it-down read" (Megan Miranda), Like a Sister (Mulholland), no one bats an eye when a Black reality TV star is found dead in the Bronx — except her estranged half-sister, whose refusal to believe the official story leads her on a dangerous search for the truth. In Secret Identity (Flatiron), Alex Segura uses his expertise as a comics creator as well as his unabashed love of noir fiction to create a truly one-of-a-kind novel — a rollicking literary mystery set in the world of comic books, hard-edged and bright-eyed, gritty and dangerous, and utterly absorbing.

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 2/16/22

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

March 18: Liza Donnelly—VERY FUNNY LADIES - with Sara Lautman

Liza Donnelly—VERY FUNNY LADIES - with Sara Lautman

Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists (Hardcover)

Attendees must provide an ID, proof of vaccination, and wear a mask during the event.

March 11: P&P Live! Brad Meltzer | THE LIGHTNING ROD

P&P Live! Brad Meltzer | THE LIGHTNING ROD

The Lightning Rod: A Zig & Nola Novel (Escape Artist #2) (Hardcover)

Feb 17: P&P Live! Matthew Forsythe—Mina

P&P Live! Matthew Forsythe—Mina

Mina (Hardcover)

Pokko and the Drum (Hardcover)

Pokko y el tambor (Pokko and the Drum) (Paperback)

Off Panel #341: The Third Dimension with Tom King

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 2/15/22

Monday, February 14, 2022

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 2/14/22

Sunday, February 13, 2022

That darn French Disney

Disney's French ancestors [letter]

Jeff Liteman, Arlington

Washington Post February 12 2022
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/11/readers-critique-post-these-captions-could-have-been-better/

Comics Research Bibliography citations update, 2/13/22

Feb 21: Bill Hayes & Alison Bechdel in Conversation With Bill Goldstein

March 16: Gigi Pandian, Kellye Garrett & Alex Segura

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Liza Donnelly—VERY FUNNY LADIES - with Sara Lautman

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P&P Live! Brad Meltzer | THE LIGHTNING ROD

P&P Live! Matthew Forsythe—Mina

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Disney's French ancestors [letter] Jeff Liteman, Arlington Washington Post February 12 2022https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/11/readers-critique-post-these-captions-could-have-been-better/

Disney's French ancestors [letter]

Jeff Liteman, Arlington

Washington Post February 12 2022
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/11/readers-critique-post-these-captions-could-have-been-better/